Reposted by L.D. BurnettSF Giants Bot @giantbot.bsky.social · 2h🤖 Lou Seal (Luigi Francisco Seal) 0193
L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 2hI am a lifelong Giants fan married to lifelong Dodgers fan and I’m enjoying every minute of this 151
Reposted by L.D. BurnettTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 15hI will be eternally grateful to have been born in a literate culture where literacy was valued and expected and I still had the time, attention, and freedom to develop a literacy practice. Understanding context, inference, vocabulary, perspective, affect — all powerful, useful skills and values. 81614281
Reposted by L.D. BurnettChicken the Friendly Ghost @vermontchicken.bsky.social · 14/10/2026I would buy a ticket for the airplane full of food aimed to land in my mouth right now. Babies aren't stupid. 1265
Reposted by L.D. BurnettL.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 04/10/2026a NYT wirecutter article today mentions a pan “going through the ringer” the phrase is “THROUGH THE WRINGER” — the device used in laundries to ruthlessly squeeze as much water as possible out of washed clothing NEVER use a figure of speech without a grasp of the physical world to which it refers 89412
Reposted by L.D. BurnettLaura Martínez 🥑 @miblogestublog.bsky.social · 14/10/2026The perfect Halloween costume doesn't exi... 6848166
L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 15/10/2026nobody but you has ever said “it went through the ringer” with that intended meaning. people do say “he’s a ringer,” describing a seasoned pro who is *deceptively* skilled. in no universe did the NYT mean to say the tested product “went through a skilled opponent.” signed, a ringer 100
Reposted by L.D. BurnettDavid Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 13/10/2026A film adaptation of Moby Dick (pretty sure the 1998 one) features a congregation singing “Eternal Father Strong to Save,” rather than the hymn printed in the novel. It’s a problem because “Eternal Father” wasn‘t published until nine years after the novel. 1131
Reposted by L.D. BurnettTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 11/10/2026True story. I walked into a local music festival this weekend. As we hit the top of the event stairs a low toned but brightly shaped voice shouted from stair shadows, “NAME BRAND COLLARDS!” I pointed in the voice’s direction. We never saw each other and yet we definitely met. 🤣 225111
Reposted by L.D. BurnettJames Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Turns out the friction of having to learn photoshop was a crucial firewall protecting society from the terrible taste of small business owners 5075441388
Reposted by L.D. BurnettTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Proposing analog to,”racism can explain every weird thing in America” is, “women are busy working for money is the secret reason everything we miss about a society is now dying.” 261924419
Reposted by L.D. BurnettHunter @hunterub.bsky.social · 10/10/2026So, the reason we mock horrible fascists is not to make fascists change their minds. It is to show they are mockable. It breaks the veneer of respectability and power. It gives others social permission to mock them. Satire is poisonous to power because it makes opposition both fun and collaborative. 351820402
Reposted by L.D. BurnettAlice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I am very uncomfortable about calling bits of software “agents”. They have no more real agency than a wind-up toy. 6655359
Reposted by L.D. BurnettTerry Shull (she/her/hers) @terilynns.bsky.social · 08/10/2026And if there's a fear that cussing out the toaster will cause the toaster to set us on fire, then we need to destroy the toaster. 012829
L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 08/10/2026aaaaarffhghththhgh! Wordle 1,937 X/6* ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 020
L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Mr. B is teaching a class this semester focused on engineering solutions for extending / enhancing “healthy lifespan.” He asked his students what age they considered to mark the demographic threshold of “the elderly” and one group said, “People in their 40s and 50s.” 130
Reposted by L.D. BurnettMicah @rincewind.run · 07/10/2026since apparently the original article failed to upload:news.mit.eduMargaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90Margaret H. Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died at age 90. 31133250
L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 07/10/2026get ready for a decade of the Canned Beans Economy 001
L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Last February, convinced we are headed into a brutal Canned Beans Economy, I bought Smuckers, McCormick, Seneca Foods, Newell (for the canning supplies), and a few other staples. They have had their ups and downs, but I am buy-and-hold and these are going to hold up very well. People gotta eat. 000
Reposted by L.D. BurnettAndrew Tobolowsky @andytobo.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This is almost exactly what I say to my students. I don't have any use for your essays! You have use for your essays! 942864
Reposted by L.D. BurnettStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026One thing I find endlessly funny about the rise of AI is that it has revealed that there is a large number of people who believe that the reason they wrote essays at school or university is their teachers were desperately waiting for them to provide a definite answer to “Lear: what’s up with him?” 6857931249
L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 06/10/2026sigh. i can almost hear my dusty unfinished book manusript calling my name. that ship has sailed. 000
L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 06/10/2026wait, what is the campy murder boat show?! i need this 100
L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I would love the Portuguese Brazilian copy! If I am selected, I will DM you with the desired inscription. :) 120
Reposted by L.D. BurnettThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 05/10/2026Accept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altmantheguardian.comAccept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam AltmanBoss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliver Sam Altman says he believes the world should accept “bad things” happening with AI in exchange for the benefits of the technology. The chief executive of OpenAI cited hacks, scams and “other bad things that will happen” in an interview that sparked an instant backlash from critics of the major AI companies. His comments came after one of his company’s safety experts resigned, saying at the weekend that its “culture is broken”. Continue reading... 10510752
Reposted by L.D. BurnettTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It’s just that it’s taking everyone too long to catch up and I try to be patient but I’m tired. 723918
Reposted by L.D. BurnettTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Its not quite time to really tell people what’s happening, plainly, because they’re still caught in the midterms fever but someone credible has to emerge soon to do it or it’s a wrap. 726743
L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 05/10/2026took a hard nap this afternoon. no better feeling. 020
L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 05/10/2026and “through the ringer” is not a colloquial term for anything. 110
L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 04/10/2026this is the best blessing of the pets parade I have ever seen. New Yorkers are wild! 040
L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 04/10/2026whew this crash is gonna put the tulip craze to shame 2101
Reposted by L.D. BurnettTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Please, for the love of God, leave me behind with all the books because you don’t read. I want to be left behind! 11714107
Reposted by L.D. BurnettProfessor Amanda Sturgill @drsturg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Old enough to remember college, when I was a summer "copygirl" at @nytimes.com, and there were at least 10 copy editors JUST FOR THE BUSINESS SECTION. 061
Reposted by L.D. BurnettAparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I swear social media has addled the brains of so many parents, its terrifying to behold. What do you mean youre feeding the photos of your underaged children into this app 15702145
L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 04/10/2026these things drive me nuts — “free reign” is maybe the worst, but it’s all just so abysmal we are losing recipes, people are losing knowledge of how the world used to work. the glory has departed! 0100
L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 04/10/2026a NYT wirecutter article today mentions a pan “going through the ringer” the phrase is “THROUGH THE WRINGER” — the device used in laundries to ruthlessly squeeze as much water as possible out of washed clothing NEVER use a figure of speech without a grasp of the physical world to which it refers 89412
L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Standard Time should be permanent, not Daylight Saving! lord help us! 031
